States » East12 May 2026 | 6:25 PMPatna, May 12 (UNI) In a major crackdown on child trafficking and exploitation through orchestra groups in Bihar, more than 40 minor girls were rescued and 22 persons arrested during a nightlong operation in Gopalganj district.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 6:24 PMBhubaneswar, May 12 (UNI) Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday described the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 following reports of a question paper leak as a grave setback to the trust students place in India’s examination system.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 6:16 PMKolkata, May 12 (UNI) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya urged industrialists from the state and across the country to invest in Bengal, promising a "fear-free" environment for business and asserting that no political party would demand money from entrepreneurs for setting up industries in the state.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 6:15 PMBhubaneswar, May 12 (UNI) Anticipating the upcoming monsoon season, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has intensified a comprehensive monsoon preparedness drive across its plant units and township to ensure uninterrupted production, operational safety, and efficient flood management during the rainy months.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 5:54 PMSiliguri, May 12 (UNI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), in a press statement on Monday, distanced itself from the incident involving the vice-chancellor of Vidyasagar University on May 5, and alleged that attempts were being made to malign the organisation by misusing its name in educational institutions across West Bengal.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 5:52 PMSiliguri, May 12 (UNI) In a significant development amid growing internal tensions within the Trinamool Congress in north Bengal, rebel party councillor Dilip Barman has been removed from the mayor-in-council of the TMC-ruled Siliguri Municipal Corporation.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 5:39 PMPatna, May 12 (UNI) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national working president and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Yadav today targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party over the cancellation of the NEET-UG examination following the alleged paper leak, accusing the ruling party of “ruining the future of 2.3 million students.”.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 5:28 PMKolkata, May 12 (UNI) Days after Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers took oath at Brigade Parade Ground, senior BJP leader and Maniktala MLA Tapas Roy is scheduled to take oath as the Protem Speaker on Tuesday evening following which he will oversee the swearing-in of the newly elected legislators over the next two days.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 5:13 PMKolkata, May 12 (UNI) West Bengal’s newly appointed Chief Secretary, Manoj Agarwal, issued a strong message to the state bureaucracy asking all the bureaucrats to return to professional and rule-based functioning, while assuring that the administration would work independently free from “political interference.”
Addressing secretaries of all state departments in his first high-level meeting at Nabanna after assuming office on Tuesday, the 1990-batch IAS officer stressed that officials must work with integrity and confidence.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 4:57 PMRanchi, May 12 (UNI) Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Tuesday directed that the process for renaming Bihar Eye Bank Trust as “Jharkhand Eye Bank” be initiated at the earliest.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 4:53 PMImphal, May 12 (UNI) The Directorate of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of Manipur, has officially dismissed circulating reports of an LPG and petroleum shortage in the state as misinformation, urging the public to remain calm.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 4:52 PMDhanbad, May 12 (UNI) Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi on Tuesday alleged a nexus among criminals, mafias and sections of the police in Jharkhand and demanded an NIA probe into alleged organised crime activities in Dhanbad.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 4:48 PMDhanbad, May 12 (UNI) A youth was allegedly stoned to death in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday. Two persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the case.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 2:55 PMBhubaneswar, May 12 (UNI) Odisha Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Tuesday directed officials to expedite construction of the Kalamandal project, envisioned as the state’s largest auditorium and open-air theatre, near Sainik School in Bhubaneswar.
see more.. 12 May 2026 | 2:28 PMBhubaneswar, May 12 (UNI) IIT Bhubaneswar has announced the launch of a new industry-linked M.Tech programme in Cyber Security for working professionals, developed in strategic collaboration with WhizHack Technologies, a leading cyber security training and simulation company in India.
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